Ch 9 WS #1

American History

 

  1. How did natural resources and a large workforce help industry to increase after the Civil War?

 

 

 

  1. What does “laissez-faire” mean in regards to the relationship between gov’t and business?

 

 

  1. What did the gov’t do to help industry after the Civil War?

 

 

  1. How did new technology effect industry?

 

 

Sec 2

  1. What type of people helped build the Transcontinential RR for both the Union Pacific and Central Pacific?

 

 

  1. How did the RR’s affect other industries?

 

 

  1. What innovations helped make RR travel more efficient?

 

 

  1. Where did the RR’s get most of their land from? What did they do with it later?

 

 

  1. How did the Great Northern RR differ in operation from other RR’s?